Blood Red Road by Moira Young

Blood Red Road by Moira Young is an adventurous tale of of family split apart through tragedy and the search for a lost loved one through adversity and struggle. Young 18 year old Saba is a twin to her brother Lugh and they live in a post modern world surviving on scrapes and living by a dying lake. They live with their father, who has never recovered from their mother's death nine years ago, and their little sister Emmi, who's birth was the cause of their mother's passing. On a normal day their lives are turned upside down, ending with their father murdered and Lugh kidnapped for no apparent reason, leaving Saba and Emmi to either pick up the pieces of their lives or to set out to rescue their brother and find out why he was kidnapped. 


During this adventure Saba, who has never forgiven her sister for the death of her mother, finds love for Emmi and no matter how hard she tries to keep her safe and out of her hair can't seem to stop Emmi from coming to rescue Lugh with her. During their search,Emmi and Saba are kidnapped themselves and Saba is forced to fight for her life for over a month while her bother is still missing, but her captivity leads her to discover the reason for his kidnapping and the evil plan the King has concerning  her twin. Making a leap of faith she escapes with her sister with the help of some new allies. In this way Saba discovers what it's like to trust people and she makes friends who help her in her search for her brother Lugh. During her escape she rescues a man she feels strangely drawn to. With her new allies and this man Jack she sets off in search for her brother before midsummer's eve when he is to be sacrificed for the King.


This story is about the growth of a young woman during times of adversity and strife, while she struggles to hold on to the family she loves and the best friends she's ever known. Never having had friends before she learns to treat them with care and affection and learns the importance of friendship and trust. It is a story of good triumphing over evil in every sense of the phrase. I would classify this book as Young Adult fiction and would recommend it to anyone under the age of 21. No profanity really and no sex. The hardest part of this book is it is all written in the way Saba and her friends speak so it takes some getting used to.